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Table 7 Properties of Detected Pesticides

From: Pesticides residue analysis in yam from selected markets across Ghana and Belgium: an evaluation of the QUECHERS method

Pesticide

DT50 Soil (days)

Solubility (mg/L)

Volatility (mPa)

bentazone

20

7112

0.017

carbendazim

40

8

0.098

cadusafos

38

245

119.6

fenitrothion

2.7

19

0.67

fenpropimorph

35

4.32

3.94

imidacloprid

174

610

4.0 × 10−07

metalaxyl

36

8400

0.75

pendimethalin

182

0.33

3.34

profenofos

7

28

1.53

propiconazole

72

150

0.056

Propoxur

79

1800

1.3

  1. DT50 Half-life of pesticides in soil
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